Improvement in harness-clips



NrrED STAEs PATENT OEEIC.

FREDERICK CONWAY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS-CLIPS.

Speccation formirg part of Letters Patent No. 160,751, dated March 16,1575; application filed April 29, 1874.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK CONWAY, of Buffalo, in the county ot' Erieand State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Harness, ofwhich the following is a specification This invention consists of astrap passing through a ring, and having at one end a catch or hook,Which is adapted to any one of a series of slots in a metallic plateattached to the ring through which the strap passesvhereby the saidstrap can be adjusted in length, the strap and metallic plate beingencircled by a loop or frame having a tug, and adapted to slide, for thepurpose of concealing or exposing the said'strap and plate, ashereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, the tug shown in dottedlines; Fig. 2, a plan, with the catch covered with the loop; Fig. 3,plan of catch, and Figs. 4 and 5 detail views.

A is a 1eatherstrap,rbeing part ot' a harness, one end passing through aring, a, and having fastened on its extreme end a peculiarshaped catchor hook, b, as shown. To the rin g is attached, by being: bent round it,or in an)7 suitable manner, a long thin metal plate, B, having a seriesof slots, c c c, (see Fig. 3,) and in which the catch b on the end ot'the leather strap is inserted. The catch b,\l1av ing an expanded head,is set into the slot sidewise, and then turned across, thus preventingits being drawn out again until desired to unfasten the harness, when itis turned sidewise and withdrawn, or set in a higher or lower slot toadjust the length of that part of the harnesseither a neck-strap,breeehing, or other part ot' a harness, as the case may be; but it isespecially adapted to a neck and hip strap. C is an oblong,square-sided, loose loop, that slides down over the whole fastening,keeping it in place, rendering it invisible, protecting' it from rain,and also preventing the tail ot' the horse or the lines catching in it.To this loop is attached, on the under side, a tug, d, having a smoothback, which transforms the loop into a sliding tug, as described, andkeeps the loop and ring from wearin g the hair oft' of the horse,besides aiding in sliding it easily into place.

Fig. 5 indicates a pin, e, attached to the plate B, as shown, to setinto a buckle-hole in the strap A, to aid in holding it in place.

I claiin- A strapi'astener consisting of the strap A, having at one endthe catch or hook I), the metal plate B, attached to the ring a, andhaving the stud e and series of slot-s e, and the loop C, having the tugd, and encircling the strap and plate, and adapted to slide thereon, asand for the purpose described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence ot'two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK CONWAY.

Witnesses:

J. R. BRAKE, L. P. KIRCHMYER.

